diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 72694656f6e..94477fffe44 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@
                 <plugin>
                     <groupId>com.github.spotbugs</groupId>
                     <artifactId>spotbugs-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-                    <version>4.5.3.0</version>
+                    <version>4.7.2.0</version>
                     <dependencies>
                         <dependency>
                             <groupId>com.github.spotbugs</groupId>